The art of living is the art of bringing dreams and reality together.

- Tom Hodgkinson

The accusation 'unprofessional' means 'You did not behave like a machine today.

- Tom Hodgkinson

In the West, we have become addicted to work. Americans now work the longest hours in the world. And the result is not health, wealth and wisdom, but…

- Tom Hodgkinson

In a world where you are constantly asked to be 'committed,' it is liberating to give yourself the license to be a dilettante. Commit to nothing. Try…

- Tom Hodgkinson

Laziness works. And the simple way to incorporate its health benefits into your life is simply to take a nap.

- Tom Hodgkinson

Little things like making clothes, baking bread, cooking, even useless things like bird-watching, sketching flowers, playing guitar in the home - tha…

- Tom Hodgkinson

All of our technology is completely unnecessary to a happy life.

- Tom Hodgkinson

Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work.

- Tom Hodgkinson

In both word and deed, one of the greatest idlers of all time was John Lennon. In his songs we see repeated defences of simply lying around doing not…

- Tom Hodgkinson